Accelerate Your Social Impact Career
The course is focused on giving you the tools for a successful career expedition.
PCDN has launched the ‘Accelerate Your Social Impact Career’ course for professionals looking to create a career roadmap in the social impact space. The course is focused on giving you the tools for a successful career expedition.
By understanding the market realities of the social impact space; organizing and optimizing your job search process; rethinking the way you do application materials and leveraging your personal branding and networking skills this will radically improve the chances of landing the right next job and sustaining your career for the long-term.
Who is this course for?
- Mission-driven professionals who want to make a positive difference in the world.
- Professionals who want to transition into impact space and leverage skills to make a career in this space.
- Professionals who are in the process of job search in impact organizations.
What’s in it for you?
- Self-exploration
You will dive into an exploration of what you love, what you are good at, what you can get paid doing (and who is hiring), & what is needed in this world that is in deep crisis.
- Understanding the Market Realities
A look at areas of expansion and contraction in the social impact space and what employers seek in the impact sector.
- Personal Narratives and Branding
The course will share the combined 5 decades of expertise of what makes a social impact resume more likely to be selected for the Yes pile.
- The Nuts and Bolts
How to excel at job interviews in the impact sector; when and how to negotiate effectively for salary and benefits and tips on how to vet organizations to ensure you land in a healthy working environment.
- AI and Impact Career
The course will explore how to use AI Tools such as Chatgpt, Bing, AI Resume Builders, and more to advance your career, improve your materials and save time.
Course Instructor
Craig Zelizer, Ph.D
Dr. Craig Zelizer is the Founder of PCDN Global, which connects a global community of changemakers to the tools, opportunities, and inspiration to build careers of impact and scale change. He has strong tri-sectoral experience in social entrepreneurship, higher education, and the nonprofit sector.
Catalina Rojas, Ph.D.
Originally from Bogota, Colombia, she received her Doctoral degree at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. She has been a consultant for international organizations and worked in many social impact sectors including gender, international development, and peacebuilding.
Logistical Details
Fees – USD 450
Course Timeline – June 7 – June 28, 2023
Deadline – June 6, 2023
